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Busan City Announces 2020 Busan Architecture Awards Competition... Buildings That Make Busan Uniquely Busan
Online Applications Accepted Until the 31st... Discovering and Selecting Completed Buildings Reflecting Local Characteristics

Busan City Hall exterior. The Busan Architecture Award competition has begun.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The 'Busan Architecture Award' contest, which awards buildings that perfectly suit Busan, has begun.

Busan City announced on the 3rd that it is accepting entries for the '2020 Busan Architecture Award' until the 31st, aiming to discover buildings that make Busan more Busan-like and have excellent cultural value.

Since 2003, Busan City has held the Busan Architecture Award ceremony to find and promote outstanding buildings that reflect the local environment, landscape, and characteristics.

The contest targets completed buildings located in Busan, with no restrictions on the construction period. The city plans to select up to 10 works in total across two categories: private architecture and public architecture.

Applications can be submitted by uploading a presentation (PPT) file containing the application form, project description, architectural overview, drawings, and site photos to the online web hard drive by July 31. For more details, contact the Busan Architecture Festival Organizing Committee.

The judging panel, composed of architecture committee members, public architects, and related experts, will comprehensively evaluate artistic value, public interest, eco-friendliness, and other criteria to decide the Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, and Bronze Prize.

Awardees will receive a certificate from the Mayor of Busan and a commemorative plaque, and their works will be exhibited during the Busan Architecture Week event period, as well as on a traveling exhibition at Busan City Hall and district and county offices.

Byun Sung-wan, Acting Mayor of Busan, said, "Through the Busan Architecture Award, excellent buildings are discovered every year, and awareness and participation of citizens and architecture-related parties in urban architecture are increasing, which will greatly contribute to enhancing the architectural culture befitting a world-class maritime city."

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